Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

The Ship "Tel Aviv" – Collection of Paper Items – 1935-1936

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
18 paper items related to the ship and its sailings, Israel 1935-1936.
The collection includes: * 3 booklets (2 booklets in English and 1 in Hebrew) with timetables of departures between March and August 1935 as well as prices for sailing and for services offered on board. * 2 invitations to a ball which most probably took place on the ship during a sail between Haifa and Trieste (Italy). * List of passengers on board upon departure from Haifa on July 12, 1935. * Small poster – "Tel Aviv" ship – next departure from Haifa to Trieste on Friday, July 26, at 3 pm. * 7 postcards in black and white portraying the ship. * Color postcard with a painting of the ship near the shores of Italy. * 3 baggage labels.
The ship "Tel Aviv" was a passengers and cargo ship which operated in Eretz Israel between the years 1935-1936. This was the first steam ship registered in the boats log in Haifa. The ship sailed regularly every fortnight between Haifa-Trieste-Haifa.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture